THURSDAY, 02 MAY 2024, 23:17
Readers respond to Japanese research on anger management techniques
Your article (Write down your thoughts and shred them to relieve anger, researchers say, 9 April) reminded me that, in the 1960s, after visiting a preschool group in a monitoring capacity, I felt aggrieved by the way I’d been received. On returning home, I wrote a letter to the person involved, but then calmed down...
Jackson Hinkle’s incendiary commentary has generated over two million new followers on X since October — a surge that some researchers say is aided by inauthentic accounts.
CMA points to “interconnected web” involving Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon.
The $700 Ai Pin, funded by OpenAI and Microsoft, can be helpful — until it struggles with tasks like doing math and crafting sandwich recipes.
South Africa’s largest and oldest crypto asset service provider, Luno, has secured a licence from the Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA) to operate as a financial services provider. Luno is the first dedicated crypto asset service provider in South Africa to be awarded its financial services provider licence following the FSCA’s declaration of crypto assets […]
The platform will use AI-powered systems to detect nude images and identify sextortion accounts.
A formerly homeless Cape Town surfer, who was orphaned in his early teens, has overcome daunting personal, economic, and logistical obstacles to come within reach of competing on the international stage. Paul Sampson, who was dogged by poverty and spent part of his early childhood in landlocked Kimberley before moving back to Cape Town, shot […]
This year’s honor will go to Avi Wigderson, an Israeli-born mathematician and theoretical computer scientist who specializes in randomness.
Today WeBuyCars has listed on the Main Board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Established in 2001, WeBuyCars provides a quick, easy and trusted solution to selling pre-owned vehicles – remedying a once difficult and lengthy process. As of today, WeBuyCars has 2,800 employees across South Africa, buys and sells vehicles from 15 supermarkets, has […]
The landscape of work has transformed dramatically since the global COVID-19 pandemic, with remote work becoming increasingly prevalent across most industries. However, along with the benefits of remote work come significant cybersecurity challenges. Here’s how you and your business can address these issues and safeguard your sensitive data. Trevor Cooke, the online privacy expert at […]
As South Africa continues its digital transformation journey, Ehlanzeni TVET College is emerging as a pivotal player in shaping the future by equipping youth in Mpumalanga with essential Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) skills. To empower the next generation for future employment, the College has partnered with 4IR skills development institution Forge Academy & Labs and […]
Zelda, Baldur’s Gate 3 and Spider-Man 2 are among the frontrunners at this year’s ceremony.
iPhone users noticed a Palestinian flag emoji is being suggested when users type “Jerusalem.”
The human work of teaching A.I. is getting a lot more complex as the technology improves.
The popular all-electric motorsport world championship is helping to develop the next generation of electric vehicles. Much of the technology that goes into electric racing cars today will become part of consumer EVs tomorrow. The era of the Electric Vehicle (EV) is upon us. Almost all of the world’s leading economies have committed to phasing […]
Harnessing the potential of technology to spearhead agricultural advancement, Woolworths has introduced a pioneering initiative called ‘Farming for the Future‘. Within this endeavour, the company has revealed the groundbreaking utilisation of drones by its suppliers to revolutionise farming practices globally. The primary aim of this campaign and dissemination of such insights is to...
MiWay Blink today introduced the newest member of its team. The new team member won’t be arriving at MiWay Blink HQ in a shiny new car and a fresh outfit but on the phone screens of its customers. That’s because it’s not a person, but a WhatsApp Chatbot. “Our WhatsApp bot, Blinky looks to connect […]
The City of Johannesburg warns thousands of defaulting residential property owners and businesses that, it intends to soon blacklist them to recoup more than R40 billion in municipal debt. The City has a growing municipal debt of more than R52 billion, which it intends to curb with its aggressive credit control campaigns. The City also […]
We look at what space junk is and the risk it poses to tech we use everyday.
Volkswagen’s plant in Zwickau stopped producing Golfs and switched to electric vehicles, illuminating the risks and opportunities for factory towns and cities.
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, bought Beeper in an effort to build a system that works across Android and Apple devices.